Study Group (n = 30) OIN Subgroups (n = 11) P
HK
(n = 19)
OIN
(n = 11)
OIN1
(n = 5)
OIN2
(n = 4)
OIN3
(n = 2)
Age Mean (SD) 55.05 (10.07) 53.09 (12.93) 57.60 (11.55) 53.25 (12.97) 41.50 (16.26) 0.966a
Median 53 56 57 56.5 41.5
Min-max 34 - 75 30 - 71 40 - 71 35 - 65 30 - 53
Gender M 13 (65) 7 (35) 2 (10) 4 (20) 1 (5) 1b
F 6 (60) 4 (40) 3 (30) 0 (0) 1 (10)
Smoking S 17 (70.8) 7 (29.2) 3 (12.5) 4 (16.7) 0 (0) 0.156b
NS 2 (33.3) 4 (66.7) 2 (33.3) 0 (0) 2 (33.3)
Alcohol U 2 (40) 3 (60) 1 (20) 2 (40) 0 (0) 0.327b
NU 17 (68) 8 (32) 4 (16) 2 (8) 2 (8)
Clinical
type
C1 18 (78.3) 5 (21.7) 3 (13) 2 (8.7) 0 (0) 0.004c
C2 1 (14.3) 6 (85.7) 2 (28.6) 2 (28.6) 2 (28.6)

aStatistically no significant, Mann Whitney U test.
bStatistically no significant, Fisher’s exact test.
cStatistically significant at the level P < 0.01, Fisher’s exact test.
P values indicate HK vs OIN group comparisons.
SD = standard deviation; HK = hyperkeratosis; OIN = oral intraepithelial neoplasia; n = number of samples; M = male; F = female; S = smoker; NS = non-smoker; U = using; NU = non-user; C1 = homogenous type; C2 = non-homogenous type.